Loving is Limitless - by Aarushi Gupta

We are not as lonely as we think we might be.

The thing is, I am loved. I don’t know if I believe this yet, but I know it is true. I am so reluctant to tell myself that this is the case. And yet, it is. The other thing is, you are loved too. I’m sure you’ve seen those three words too many times, plastered on Instagram infographics and on mental health fliers. It doesn’t mean much anymore. A stranger telling me that I am loved feels hypocritical— the stranger doesn’t know me. They can’t love me. They can’t know who does. Regardless, those three words are true. You are loved. You are loved, by those who know you best. You are loved, by…

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